The way the larvacean – which has no eyes, legs or arms – uses its tail could inform new vehicle propulsion systems. Photo credit; Alamy. By Emma Bryce Designing products that mimic nature’s forms, from whale flippers to sea worms, could contribute billions to the sustainable blue economy, say researchers. Deep in the Pacific Ocean, a strange, diaphanous balloon drifts […]
Image courtesy of the artistsWinslow Porter and Elie Zananiri. By Anders Lorenzen Have you ever wondered what life inside a fungus is like? If the answer is yes and you happen to be in the London (UK) area then you are in luck. Image courtesy of the artists Winslow Porter and Elie Zananiri. Showing at the LFF Expanded exhibition at […]
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deforestation The Yasuni Biosphere Reserve. By Anders Lorenzen A significant referendum result in the South American country Ecuador has been celebrated by environmentalists. Seen with both local, national and international eyes the ban on oil development in part of the Yasuni Amazon reserve passed, with an overwhelming 59% of the vote, could be a game change for the area and […]
Shrinking biodiversity and increasing climate change are twin environmental crises. And like most twins, they are inseparable. As each problem grows worse, it reinforces the other. Similarly, any action that fights climate change also helps to protect biodiversity and vice versa. One of the most effective ways to keep carbon in the ground and species in the landscape is habitat […]
Agism is discrimination based on age. It is usually directed against the elderly, and results from a culture that values youth above wisdom and experience. Despite being a flawed philosophy, it’s easy to understand how the fear of mortality would create the urge to “fight aging.” But if you think extending agist thinking to trees is ridiculous – well, you’d […]
Sometimes it seems like the only environmental news is bad news, and we never actually make any progress. Governments tend to favor short-term industrial interests over environmental legislation. Getting nations to agree to the type of global treaties necessary for real environmental progress is a Herculean task. It also doesn’t help that the United States is notorious for refusing to […]
Pollution and the impacts of climate change threaten all types of land, whether public or privately owned. Even the most isolated conservation area is not protected from wildfires. Exotic species can still invade wildlife refuges, and plastic pollution litters national parks. Protected public lands aren’t even protected equally. There are many different classifications of public lands, and their protections vary […]
Photo thanks to Fabrice Dudenhofer / Ocean Image Bank. For more than three years, we have catalyzed collective action in support of protecting at least 30% of our lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 (“30×30”). We have catalyzed collective action in support of 30×30 by collaborating with youth leaders, zoos, aquariums, museums and over 2,000 others partners in our global […]
Two new pipelines being laid in late December 2022. The pipelines will connect an oil and gas field in Arunachal Pradesh to a central gas gathering station in Assam, passing through nearly 20 kilometres of protected forest. Photo credit: Gurvinder Singh. By Gurvinder Singh Nearly 3,000 trees are to be felled during the construction of oil and gas pipelines in […]